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PRN | 9390 | ||||
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Site or location name | National Shipyard No 1 | ||||
Summary | E Finch & Son, Standard Shipbuilding Ltd | ||||
Description | The Standard Shipbuilding Company was set up in 1915 by a consortium of shipping companies including Lord Inchcape of P&O. The site included the E Finch yard and a new site on the Meads where new slipways would be constructed to build standardised designs to replace vessels lost in the war. A major difficulty faced by the business was the lack of accommodation and infrastucture in the immediate area for construction workers and the skilled shipyard workers that they looked to attract. The company had plans for large numbers of houses for their workforce in a 'Garden City' adjacent to the site. Finch's Yard and The Meads were purchased in early 1916 but by September accommodation problems were delaying progress. By mid 1917 no vessels had been completed and no keels laid on the new slips and in September the yard was taken over by the Government as National Shipyard No 1 with plans for further expansion. By the end of the war only one vessel had been launched from Finch's Yard and one keel had been laid in October 1918 on the new slips. Shipbuilding continued for a short period after the war then as an engineering works. The aerodynamic box deck sections for the Severn Bridge were constructed on-site and floated downstream. The site is to be redeveloped for housing. | ||||
Monument Type | SHIPYARD;SHIPYARD | ||||
Desgination | None | ||||
Material | CONCRETE, STEEL | ||||
Location |
Country | WALES | ||||
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Site Location | National Shipyard No 1 | ||||
Postcode | NP16 5YL | ||||
Map Reference | NGR: ST5381993664 (353819, 193664) | ||||
Condition/Threat | |||||
Condition (Date) | Uncertain (18-01-2017) | ||||
Threat | Encroaching development | ||||
Signif | High | ||||
Related Sites | |||||
Hardwick and Bulwark Garden Cities | |||||
Source | |||||
Hamilton, Guy (2014) Chepstow in the Great War 1914-1918. Chepstow Society. Chepstow. | |||||
(2015) A major residential development and regeneration opportunity: National Shipyard No 1, Mabey Bridge Site, Chepstow, Monmouthshire NP16 5YL. Savills. Cardiff. https://assets.savills.com/properties/GB383CPA1106/A4%206pp%20Book%20fold%20NATIONAL%20SHIPYARD%202017_5.pdf | |||||
Administration | |||||
Recorded By (Date) | John M - Geograph (20-06-2011) | ||||
Copiled On | 18-01-2017 | ||||
Last Updated | 18-01-2017 |
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Savills (2014) A major residential development and regeneration opportunity National Shipyard No.1, Mabey Bridge Site, Chepstow, Monmouthshire NP16 5YL. Savills: Cardiff. | 2 Mb | ||
Hamilton, G (2014) Chepstow in the Great War 1914-1918. The Chepstow Society: Chepstow. | 4 Mb | ||
E Finch & Son, Standard Shipbuilding Ltd (National Shipyard No 1), Station Road, Chepstow, Monmouthshire. The Standard Shipbuilding Company was set up in 1915 by a consortium of shipping companies. The site included the East Finch Yard and a new site on the Meads. Former Finch shipyard - 1. (File name: 9390_994.jpg) |
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E Finch & Son, Standard Shipbuilding Ltd (National Shipyard No 1), Station Road, Chepstow, Monmouthshire. The Standard Shipbuilding Company was set up in 1915 by a consortium of shipping companies. The site included the East Finch Yard and a new site on the Meads. Former Finch shipyard - 2. (File name: 9390_995.jpg) |
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E Finch & Son, Standard Shipbuilding Ltd (National Shipyard No 1), Station Road, Chepstow, Monmouthshire. The Standard Shipbuilding Company was set up in 1915 by a consortium of shipping companies. The site included the East Finch Yard and a new site on the Meads. Former mill building. (File name: 9390_992.jpg) |
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E Finch & Son, Standard Shipbuilding Ltd (National Shipyard No 1), Station Road, Chepstow, Monmouthshire. The Standard Shipbuilding Company was set up in 1915 by a consortium of shipping companies. The site included the East Finch Yard and a new site on the Meads. General view looking SE. (File name: 9390_993.jpg) |
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E Finch & Son, Standard Shipbuilding Ltd (National Shipyard No 1), Station Road, Chepstow, Monmouthshire. The Standard Shipbuilding Company was set up in 1915 by a consortium of shipping companies. The site included the East Finch Yard and a new site on the Meads. Site view from SW. (File name: 9390_991.jpg) |
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